What famous about Luebeck are the Holstentor and the treasure of Luebeck. The Holstentor is a symbol for Luebeck and also for the northern culture of Germany, therefore it is printed on some official 2 Euro coins. The treasure of Luebeck contains countless of gold and silver coins, which was left by a merchant and never been taken away. What happened to him? Maybe he died of war, sickness or other reasons. But the treasure he left became today the treasure of the city.